Queen Street, Melbourne
Queen Street | |
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Queen Street circa 1890 | |
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  Queen Street | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Street |
| Opened | 1837 |
| Major junctions | |
| North end |  Victoria StreetNorth Melbourne |
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| South end |  Flinders StreetMelbourne CBD |
| Location(s) | |
| Suburb(s) | North Melbourne, Melbourne CBD |
Queen Street is a street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The street forms part of the original Hoddle Grid and was laid out in 1837.[1] It runs roughly north-south and is primarily a commercial and financial thoroughfare of the city centre.
Queen Street is named for Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen.[2]
Geography[]
The northern end of Queen Street intersects with Victoria Street, while its southern end intersects with Flinders Street. Queen Street bisects the Queen Victoria Market into the dry section and wet section.[3]
Notable buildings[]
As part of the traditional financial district of Melbourne, Queen Street is home to many buildings listed on Victorian Heritage Register and/or classified by the National Trust of Australia. These include:
- Queen Victoria Market (1878) & Old Melbourne Cemetery (1837)
- (1852)
- (1860)
- (1869)
- (1875)
- (1886)
- Former ES&A (English, Scottish & Australian Bank) Building (1887)
- Lombard Building (1889)
- (1891)
- (1904)
- (1924)
- Alkira House (1937)
- (1937)
- (1939)
- Several underground public conveniences
There are also many notable high-rise office buildings along Queen Street, including:
- 200 Queen Street (1982)
- ANZ Bank Tower (1993)
- (299 Queen Street)
- Bank of China (270 Queen Street)
- (1873)
Gallery[]
Former Records Office
A. C. Goode House
Lombart Building
Melbourne Safe Deposit Building
Queen Street massacre[]
On 8 December 1987 an armed gunman killed 8 people and injured 5 others at the Australia Post offices at 191 Queen Street. The gunman Frank Vitkovic eventually fell from a building window taking the death toll to 9.[4]
A memorial window for the victims is located at Melbourne's GPO on Elizabeth and Bourke Streets.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Melbourne city grid | Ergo". ergo.slv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Melbourne's Streets & Lanes" (PDF). The Royal Historical Society of Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "About - Queen Victoria Market". Queen Victoria Market. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Melbourne remembers Queen St massacre - Breaking News - National - Breaking News". www.smh.com.au. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ Design, UBC Web. "Australian Post and Telecom Credit Union Victims Memorial | Monument Australia". monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
See also[]
Australian Roads portal
- 1837 establishments in Australia
- Streets in Melbourne